Die Apokalytischen Reiter unveil the music video of 'Auf Und Nieder'

DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER release a new song from their upcoming album »Der Rote Reiter« (out: August 25th, 2017), today! For youth protection reasons, the provocative and juicy video clip of 'Auf Und Nieder' can be only seen in a censored version on common video platforms.

The band comments: "As there's a lot of violence everywhere on social media we don't really understand why a nude woman in a video clip causes so much hysteria! As you can see we had a lot of fun shooting this clip and we hope that the positive drive of the song will also infect our fans. There's a reason why the lyrics of the song mean something like: 'up and down, again and again, life is music and it needs more songs' (translated from German into English). We hope your eyes and ears will enjoy this song!"

Check the censored video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82qg7DuOu78

Here you can watch the original uncutted version: https://vimeo.com/229681881/39050a2d7b

Check also the video clip of the title track and second digital single 'Der Rote Reiter', here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFOasbJm9mw. The video was produced by famous film crew Grupa13 under the direction of Darek Szermanowicz (Behemoth, Kreator). The music video was shoot in Breslau and Stettin (Poland) in June 2017.

The band states: “The red rider pushes all bodies to the sea. That’s where death awaits, there’s no return. He separates the remaining flesh from the bone and covers the world with blood.”

Get your physical copy of the album, here: http://nblast.de/DARDerRoteReiterNB

Pre-order the digital version of the new album, here: http://nblast.de/DARDigital

Also check out the official lyric video of 'Wir Sind Zurück', here: https://youtu.be/HEGfWqxT8iY

The album trailer can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPVvUA6DIus

Vocalist Fuchs, who also created the stunning artwork for the last album, has created the cover artwork for the upcoming album, which you can see above. The template for the artwork is based on a wooden carving that Fuchs created in 2016. You can find the wooden carving on Fuchs’ website, here: www.fuchsstellung.de

Below is the tracklisting:

CD

1. Wir Sind Zurück

2. Der Rote Reiter

3. Auf Und Nieder

4. Folgt Uns

5. Hört Mich An

6. The Great Experience Of Ectasy

7. Franz Weiss

8. Die Freiheit Ist Eine Pflicht

9. Herz In Flammen

10. Brüder Auf Leben Und Tod

11. Ich Bin Weg

12. Ich Nehm Dir Deine Welt

13. Ich Werd Bleiben

»Der Rote Reiter« was produced by the band and co-producers Alexander Dietz (HEAVEN SHALL BURN) and Eike Freese (DEEP PURPLE, KAI HANSEN) at Chameleon Recording (Chemical Burn Studios).

»Ein Reiter steigt vom Himmel« Tour 2017

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• 20.10. D Hanover - Musikzentrum
• 21.10. D Dresden - Alter Schlachthof
• 26.10. D Frankfurt - Batschkapp
• 27.10. D Dortmund - FZW
• 28.10. D Hamburg - Markthalle
• 02.11. D Nuremberg - Hirsch
• 03.11. D Kaiserslautern - Kammgarn
• 04.11. CH Pratteln - Z7
• 09.11. D Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik
• 10.11. D Munich - Backstage
• 11.11. A Vienna - Simm City
• 16.11. D Berlin - SO36
• 17.11. D Erfurt - HSD
• 18.11. D Cologne - Essigfabrik
• 24.11. UA Kiev - Club Bingo
• 25.11. RUS St. Petersburg - Opera
• 26.11. RUS Moskau - Volta